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🏳️‍⚧️TRANS STORY TIME!🏳️‍⚧️ My top surgery staff dismissed and brushed off major complications, then tried to get me to sign an NDA — emails, documents, and graphic photos ahead... (1/19)
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This has been a rather lengthy thread, so if you're still here... THANK YOU!!! Remember to listen to as many stories as possible — and please share mine far and wide. 🤍 Grace. (19/19)
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Before we proceed... Hi! I'm Soren. I started identifying as trans at 11, began hormones at 17, and underwent a bilateral mastectomy in June 2021, shortly after my 19th birthday. I've since made peace with my body & sex. I manage my dysphoria via mindfulness practice. (2/19)
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Crane CTS did not care about my well-being. Despite their affirmation & performance, they did not want what's best for me. If this is extreme negligence, what is considered normal? What voices are we missing? Is this only the tip of the iceberg still? (18/19)
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Of course, I wasn't going to sign my rights away without a guarantee that Crane CTS had taken measures against this sort of negligence. Here is my perfectly reasonable response, sent on October 15, 2021. I haven't heard from them since — it is now March 14, 2023. (17/19)
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JUNE 22, 2021: I call the clinic's after-hours line when the bruising & swelling become unbearable. My grafts are lifting, too. It takes over an hour to page the on-call doctor, who dismisses me 3x. "I don't see what's wrong here." ATTACHED: The exact photos he saw. (6/19)
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Now, while I am grateful for my body's healing and UTSW's amazing care, follow-up by Crane CTS was non-existent. Here is the email I sent them on July 6, 2021 — recounting what I've just summarized here, in detail. Please read it. (10/19)
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@_Laura_Reynolds @RadiantMF Exactly!!! I kept quiet for over a year after this happened, because I was afraid I'd be ruining care for other trans people. It's sad and (very unfortunately) enabling of these shoddy practices. Thanks for your kind words.
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JUNE 11, 2021: My mastectomy is scheduled and performed. JUNE 14, 2021: We notice significant bruising under my medical binder and send pictures to hospital staff. We are told that this is normal. ATTACHED: The pictures in question. (3/19)
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JUNE 18, 2021: I reach out about the *worsening* bruising on my flanks, which indicate severe bleeding. Nurse T replies that bruising is "normal" and "should be getting better each week." I do not think she read my email. ATTACHED: The photos & emails in question. (5/19)
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And part three — because they weren't talking to me at this point. (12/19)
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The CEO eventually reaches out, asking for receipts so they could "consider all the facts." No apology from him. No apology for Dr. Santucci. Only from Dr. Ashley Deleon, who I'm not even sure was aware. It took them over a month to get back to me. (14/19)
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Here is part two. (11/19)
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This was the contract they sent me in its entirety. The disparagement clause is on the fourth/last page. (16/19)
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This is the response I got from my surgeon, BTW. I've included my own response for context. (13/19)
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JUNE 15, 2021: We attend my post-op appointment, where they remove my nipple bolsters. The nurse says that she's "never seen bruising like this before" yet reassures me I don't need a doctor. ATTACHED: A photo taken at said appointment. (4/19)
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JUNE 23, 2021: I end up at UT Southwestern, the nearest hospital with an in-house top surgeon. I am terrified and feeling vulnerable. I spend over 8 hours ALONE in the ER. The top surgery team won't see me, but breast oncology will. ATTACHED: My chest during imaging. (7/19)
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On Monday, I testified before the Texas State House in an attempt to capture the nuance of gender dysphoria as part of our nation's mental health crisis. You can watch the full thing here: #HB1686
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The drains lead directly to my chest cavity, and I have to manually drain blood and pus from these wounds multiple times a day. I spend my next weeks seeing a specialist team at UTSW. They have me bind foam blocks to my chest. ATTACHED: Photos from recovery. (9/19)
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During that visit, my incisions are re-opened. They stitch in Penrose drains. I am diagnosed with massive bilateral hematomas — there is a 16cm-wide mass of blood on the left and a 17cm-wide mass of blood on the right. ATTACHED: My first photo after discharge. (8/19)
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When they finally *do* get back, it's with an anti-disparagement agreement. ...after another month, BTW! (15/19)
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@likejaggeruk I'm doing okay. I had a really long 2022 — I lost two special friends to a car accident a week after I originally posted this thread. That was really, really hard. But I'm healing. I just started a new job. I'm finally working on my hobbies again. Thanks for asking 🤍
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@EmeraldCityMD @ImWatson91 Oh, absolutely. I attended a local support group ran by "trans elders" who offered family/affirmation. One of the attendees was a doctor who prescribed hormones right away. I saw several therapists who treated me as a novelty, or entertainment. The list goes on and on and on.
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@blackisnocolor1 I appreciate the kind words, but Texas malpractice laws make this almost impossible to do. Some speculate that's why Crane moved to Texas, actually, after facing a number of suits in California.
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There's been a lot of discussion about the status of my case, and I haven’t seen anybody get it right just yet. Truth is, early on in the case, the judge entered an order that put the case on pause for 60 days. This order conflicted with a Texas statute requiring that (a) the
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A snippet of my story and my healing, told through the wonderful art of @SarahVaci 🤍
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Portrait 36 is finally complete in my series of 100 detransitioned women/females. This is Soren, 20, Texas “Despite what I thought for the better part of ten years, it was not the pharmaceuticals, echo-chamber support groups, blindly-affirming physicians, or plastic (1/n)
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@Duhmom2 Not to be confused with toxic positivity — mindfulness practice involves making peace with the present moment. Instead of letting feelings of depression/anxiety/dysphoria rule me, I accept and contextualize them. In other words, I feel... then I move on.
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@blackisnocolor1 Regardless of whether or not what happened to me was negligence — the Texas payout cap ($250,000 I believe) is not enough for any lawyer to take it. That's part of the issue.
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@RiggleElaine @MichaelTom1985 This is a super important piece of the puzzle. I watched my surgeon's informed consent videos, but she repeatedly reassured viewers that Crane CTS had below-average complication rates. It was a lot of "this likely won't happen to you" style fluff.
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@SullivanStar221 Aww, thank you so much! My heart was definitely in my throat — but I took a couple of deep breaths and trusted my body to carry me through. Watching this TED video helped a lot:
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@FunkGodArtist @EpochTimes Brilliant work, Laura! I wish people understood more about developmental psychology. It'd solve a lot of our world's problems.
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@lmcgaughy @detransaqua @TomOliverson @OfficialAbelG Respectfully, I think this is a good time to note that I was called into testify toward the beginning — as a detransitioner born and raised in Texas.
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@elegationvain @oatsandmag I stopped taking hormones because of health — then stopped identifying as the opposite sex because of ethical concern, aka ideology. The discomfort was and is worth fighting sexism + creating the world I want to see, where sex-based shame isn't commonplace.
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@ilovescottyy Your case is not too different from mine, actually! I've just chosen to reclaim womanhood and manage my dysphoria through mindfulness and body neutrality instead of over-identification / medicalization / acceptance of the sexist definitions I was socialized into.
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@RiggleElaine @MichaelTom1985 This was my thinking.
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@KnownHeretic You are such a joy, Amy — and also incredibly smart! I can't wait until we get to chat again.
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@detransaqua I love you 🤍
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@ilovescottyy I was actually discussing this earlier today! Right now, culture is generally intolerant toward gender non-conformity. Some people just want to blend in and live a "normal" life. I totally get it.
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@AsheTheSatanist @HairyTutelary @delkreek_leaf @MediClit "The patient understood and accepted the risks..." No, I didn't. I had cognitive disabilities & mental health issues that my providers conveniently ignored. I know that's not captured well in this particular thread, but it's a common theme among detransitioners.
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@hailee_harris44 @detransaqua You were the best sitting buddy I could ask for!! 🤍 Thank you.
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@grizwald87 @LittleMammith This is an interesting thought. I do think it's different, however, considering that you develop the blueprint of your body through physical experience. So how does one develop a blueprint for a body or body part they never had? It seems like a different question than amputation.
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@heterodorx Literally!!! I wish we could have chatted more. You have such a beautiful spirit to you 🤍
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@detransaqua Love you!!! 🤍
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